The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-03-05
i NAN OR A TAU TO A KITE.
IN. o. States.1

Ne We k9tdtoSsJ 1 II
ain the darkest days Of Rome, when a
he people had lost their liberties With b.
heir spirit of Independence, and every Ia
nan was the follower OF one faction or Il
mother, each in the interest OF the p
,olitical aspirations and schemes Of q
Iome demsgogue or ambitious schemer, Il
IN actor in the theatre, in the midst OF a
his part, suddenly rising to his full v
height exclaimed, 81 am man." AS
by common inspiration the vast c
audience of degenerate Romans broke ,
into universal aud prolonged applause
That proud and bold exclamation, for {
an instant at least, kindled the expir>
log spark OF liberty in the breast OF
those who, once the masters OF the
world, had become the mere retainers'
henchmen and sycophantic followers
of Marius, or Sylla or some other Eo-
man demagogue.
We are reminded of this most eio-
quent story by an article which some
days ago appeared in one Of our most
respected country contemporaries, ana
was subsequently reproduced in the
Picsyune, In which Collector Jonas Is
warned, in no very gentle terms, thai
he must pin himself to the coat tails OF
lGeneral Gibson and become pro-
nounced and aggressive member OF
uthe Gibson and Nichols faction" or
he will be defeated again, If he has the
audacity to present himself for election
tn the United States Senate as Demo
Graf. or as anything other than Gen.
Ieral Gibson's man.
10 all this TRADE of factional fury
Mr.. jonas most lifting, indeed only
response as the true Democrat he has
ALWAYS been, should be that Of the
Roman which rebuked aud inspired
even race of factional slaves: 81 am a
man."
We are not authorized to speak Tor
Mr.. Jonas; VIC do not know that ne
has seen this demand of our friend III
= North Louisiana on him to surrender
his manhood and Democracy and De
- come an attendent at the coat-taiis O
>, our senior Senator and a second class
% fiddler in the "Gibson and Nichols
- faction" We have never exchanged
a word with him on the subject. Blu
we have always been his personal ant
r.. political friend. We supported hin
when he defeated Mr.. Eustis and wa
~ elected TO the Senate 1878, and we sup
~ ported him in the last contest in Whic
he was himself defeated. But we hav
~ been his friend and supporter becaus
90 we always found him a Democra
o ~ pure and simple, never either the leat
90 err. or encourager, or follower of an
. 90 faction, or fuglemary of any oth'
90 man. Wehave supported him alwa!
90 because he was never, in our unde
.o ~ standing "the thing our Minde
friend now bids him be, We reco
70, nize in both Senators Gibson ar
ri, Eustis able and efficient servants OF Il
,il people but we also know that M
90 Jonas is their peer in ability and !
liz tegrity, and infinitely richer In servic
~ rendered the Democratic party th'
either of them. The extent TO viii
H., the fell spirit of faction has gone
10 our party has never been more clear
~. shown than in this demand OF Del
,cts ocratic paper, edited by an honest a
wn patriotic gentleman, upon man OF
MO- f. Jonas intellectual stature and pt
ber lie services, to tic himself to u
o,- G;bson's coat-tails and become
ou lcomplacent tool of the "Gibson
nco Nicholl faction" or any other facti
h,,s or iorego all further political asp'
cod tons, all further claims upon
,;,,s Dem ocracy of Louisiana. Angels
,.., Ministers OF Grace! Twenty-Five ye
,,vo of faithful, untiring, unselfish ser'
Tho In our common cause are TO be
aside, ignored, denounced, discredi'
if the Democrat who has done I
.o,r brave and loving service will not
a.. come the obedient and snbserV
:, :, clag,.er of the "Gibson and Mich
la. faction" Democrats of Louisiana,
!. 3, is what faction Is. Behold it in all
,o;r fury, This is what Gen. Gibson
. -, tends in his late interview in
!, in Shreveport Times. This is what